Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-28
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
TIE Polk County Commissioners have
! purchased two hall safes, the one for the
| Probate Judges Office costing $500, and
the one for the Treasurer's office $500.
Two hundred hands cutting right-of-
way on the Orange Belt railroad are now
in fernando county in the vicinity Of
Richland, within fifteen miles OF Brooks
vile.
The people in the vicinity OF Merritt
are in u state of excitement over the at
tempted rape of little S-year-old
girl In that neghborhood by a black tend
unknown. Parties were searching for
| the criminal all Tuesday night and We'd
nesday.
Col. Grover, real estate dealer at Titus
Vile. closed the sale OF the celebrated De-
Soto grove; the amount paid being
$4,000. u. A. Burlington, the purchaser,
is a wealthy lumber merchant and mill
man OF Eau Claire. Wis. land will imp owe
the place, putting a couple of steam
yachts on the river.
Lea Simonton, wife OF Jerry Simonton,
of Levy county, gave birth on Feb. 10 to
child which is probably the greatest
living curiosity. The child has no eyes
aud scarcely the semblance OF an ear; its
ingers are about four inches long aud not
larger'thau broom straw, and legs.and
arms not larger than a small finger. The
Guild was living at Last accounts and
doing well.
Active work has already been CON-
menced on the st, Johns river, Lake Weir
and Gulf railway in securing the right OF
way and performances. rbe proposed
route will run from Lake George, on the
st. Jonn's river, via Kerr City, Graham
vile, Lake Weir (north side J, and then to
Anclote, on the Gulf. the distance is
over 100 miles. Prominent New York
7 capitalists are ready to put the cash into
it as soon as sufficient land is secured.
The Duke OF Sutherland, who has been
recently touring through the State. was
so pleased with what he saw that he IT,
structed his agent, Mr.. .. L. sutherland,
OF Arredondo, Fla, to purchase 10000
acres OF land. The wealthy nobleman Is
reported TO have said that in future he
would never miss visiting Florida
whenever he crossed the Atlantic, and a
| pet scheme that he has now on hand is to
get d number of the English aristocracy
owning yachts to come over next
year in a 0ody and then take the whole
| nOtlla OF yachts on cruise through
| tiorldian waters.
A wine factory has been built at Are
dondo, Alachua county, by several Eng
lishmen of capital, il being the intention
wine and bring it to high state of per-
lection. THIS Will be exported to Eng
| land exclusively, as the firm finds that IL
pays better than selling it in the United
states, although the industry has only been
very recently established. Already the
| hrm has been deluged with orders, and
| they will be forced to enlarge their estab-
| lishment. The Duke of Sutherland was
| SO well pleased with the wine that he
| yacht.
1t Is rumored that a well-knOwn GRO
Gerry firm not 100 miles from the shell
road at East Jacksonville made an as
| Segment OF their stock this week, and
that some OF the creditors have found it
necessary to call in the aid OF the Sheriff.
When Deputy Sheriff Higgins went out
| Wednesday he had the door locked in his
face, but finding that he possessed the
proper legal papers, the doors were
opened and portion OF the stock handed
| over TO the rig6tiul owners. 1t is stated
! that one OF the members of the firm got
married on Sunday last to a well known
East Jacksonville lady, and that the pair
have gone off TO enjoy their honeymoon.
Gainesville Record: MIR. Clay, the man
who got hurt by the Savannah, Florida
] and Western railway, and whose arm
| bad to be amputated, has for some time
complained of mis- hand hurting him.
Last Friday night he complained so much
| that he could not sleep, nor would be let
| anyone else sleep. He said his fingers
! {of the amputated hand were doubled
! up and cramp1ng, and that there was
grit or sand between them, that was hurt
| inG him. He insisted on having the hand
! dug up from where it had been buried,
placed in comfortable position and the
| grit taken from between the fingers. Dr..
! ii. ID, Wood, who had been nursing Mi.
Clay, aud Mrs. Clay, his sister-in-law,
went TO have the hand taken up. They
| found the hand exactly as Mr.. Clay had
said it was, doubled up with grit between
the fingers. 1t was put into a larger box.
| lying with the palm up. When they re-
turned Mr.. Clay told them the position
In which they had lett it. He sale that
while they were gone, once his arm hurt
very much, he thought 1t would Kill him.
That occurred while they were opening
the box, having TO use an ak to open it
with, and the Earring OF the amputate d
| limb caused thepalnin the man,